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Ballinasloe’s Beibhinn Parsons and Kilconly’s Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald have maintained their starting places in the Ireland team for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Italy, while Connacht's Anna McGann is also in the matchday squad.

Following their opening day 33-12 defeat to England, Ireland are looking to bounce back against an Italian outfit who suffered a 40-7 reversal against France.  And even though Ireland won 54-12 when they met last year, the previous two tests went in favour of Le Azzure.

Ireland captain Erin King was a try scorer in Round 1 and she looked ahead to the game with Galway Bay FM's William Davies, who asked her first how the Captain's Run went.

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Kick-off at Dexcom Stadium on Saturday is 5.40pm and we'll have updates here on Galway Bay FM.

Gus Lohan and Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh are the two survivors from last  year’s starting team for Galway’s Leinster minor championship opener against Laois on Saturday (18th April 2026).

Galway are in a group with Wexford and Westmeath, but crossplay teams from the other group with Kilkenny and Dublin to come over the next two weeks.

Leading up to the Laois game, Galway manager Kenneth Burke has been chatting to Galway Bay FM's Niall Canavan.

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Throw-in at O’Moore Park, Portlaoise on Saturday is 12pm and we’ll have full coverage on our website galwaybayfm.ie.

Racing in Ireland on Saturday is in Bellewstown (18th April 2026).

Cross-channel, there are meetings in Ayr, Bangor-on-Dee, Newbury, Thirsk and Nottingham.

With his 'Saturday Six,' here's Galway Bay FM's George McDonagh.

The Inaugural Connacht Masters Gaelic Football Championship will take place this Saturday at the Connacht GAA Centre in Bekan.

Six teams are involved with Galway joined by Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, London and Longford/Leitrim.

The Galway Masters have been drawn in group A along with Sligo and London and will play their first game against Sligo at 12 Noon with their second game against London throwing in at 1.20.

All proceeds from the Championship will go to Down Syndrome Ireland.

Eoin O'Donnellan spoke to John Mulligan about the weekend and he told John that everyone is looking forward to it. 

 

You can donate to Down Syndrome Ireland at the link below.

https://www.idonate.ie/event/InauguralConnachtMastersGAABlitz